# Chapter 1136: The Most Helpless Thing in the World
The surface layer of the earth had been torn apart by space rifts, appearing quite soft and loose.
However, the deeper one went, the harder the geological layers became. Even using the Abyssal Ancient Sword to clear the way, Zhang Ruochen's progress grew slower and slower.
It was no longer a stone layer, but rather a stratum resembling jade and iron.
In the end, Zhang Ruochen stopped completely.
Beneath his feet appeared a dark golden stratum, resembling some kind of mineral substance, yet also like matter condensed from a certain type of energy.
He swung his sword, striking the stratum. A crisp sound rang out, and a large shower of sparks erupted. Upon closer inspection, one could see a faint golden light emerging on the surface of the stratum, which actually deflected even the Abyssal Ancient Sword.
"Is there any material in the world harder than the Abyssal Ancient Sword?" Zhang Ruochen shook his head, raised a palm, pressed it against the stratum, and released his spiritual power.
After a long while, he finally identified the reason. It was not that the stratum was truly so hard that the Abyssal Ancient Sword could not cut through it, but rather that someone had arranged a layer of barrier here.
The method of arranging the barrier was quite ingenious, merging it with the stratum. If Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power intensity had not been close to the fiftieth rank, it would have been very difficult to detect this.
"As expected, there's something wrong here."
Zhang Ruochen followed the stratum, circling toward other directions.
But even after walking out of this area and reaching a hundred miles away, he still could not find a gap.
The stratum beneath Dragon Summit Mountain was completely sealed by the barrier, making it impossible to go down.
"The more this is the case, the more I want to break in. I'm growing more and more curious about what exactly is beneath the barrier."
Zhang Ruochen mobilized his space power, condensing it at his fingertip, then swung forward, sending a space rift hurtling toward the stratum ahead.
"Hua—"
The space rift actually tore open the stratum, creating a twenty-meter-long, three-meter-wide stone crevice.
Zhang Ruochen let out a soft exclamation, somewhat surprised.
Generally speaking, barriers can cause space to distort to a certain degree. The more powerful the barrier, the more distorted the spatial structure around it.
Using space rifts to break through powerful barriers is actually very difficult.
Just now, Zhang Ruochen had only wanted to give it a try. He had never imagined it would be so easy to break open the barrier.
Zhang Ruochen's figure flickered, and he passed through the crevice in the stratum, breaking inside.
Before him appeared a massive formation, perfectly circular in shape, with a diameter of over two hundred meters—quite enormous.
The formation was piled up with sacred stones and sacred jade, emitting a colorful, radiant light.
"This is... this is a space teleportation formation..."
Zhang Ruochen was very surprised. He had actually found a space teleportation formation deep underground in the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm.
Moreover, this space teleportation formation was clearly far more sophisticated than the basic space teleportation formations he could arrange.
One must know that only the Heir of Time and Space possesses the ability to arrange space teleportation formations. Apart from Zhang Ruochen, in the history of the Kunlun Realm, only two Heirs of Time and Space had ever appeared.
One was Xumi Saint Monk.
As for the other, even Zhang Ruochen did not know who it was. He only knew that this person had appeared only in the past and would not appear in the present or future.
"It should be Xumi Saint Monk." Zhang Ruochen made this guess.
But why would Xumi Saint Monk, in that distant past, arrange a space teleportation formation deep beneath Dragon Summit Mountain?
With doubts in his mind, Zhang Ruochen searched around the teleportation formation, hoping to find some clues.
Above, a dark blue figure flew down through the crevice in the stratum, landing at the center of the formation, standing atop a three-meter-tall sacred stone.
"Senior Sister, why did you come down too?"
Zhang Ruochen looked at that figure and revealed a smile.
"You hadn't returned to the surface, and I was worried you might encounter danger, so I came down to take a look."
Huang Yanchen lightly tapped her toes, floating down from the sacred stone as gracefully as a flower petal, and asked, "What is this formation?"
"This is a large-scale space teleportation formation that probably has a history of a hundred thousand years," Zhang Ruochen said.
"What?" Huang Yanchen was quite shocked.
Then, Zhang Ruochen recounted some of his discoveries and guesses to Huang Yanchen.
Next, the two began searching for clues together.
Zhang Ruochen found a metal fragment, half buried in the soil, half protruding above ground.
After some investigation, Zhang Ruochen confirmed it was a fragment of a thousand-mark sacred artifact. Unfortunately, it was completely ruined, and he found no valuable clues.
Huang Yanchen made a new discovery and immediately called out, "Come and see what this is?"
At the center of the formation, Huang Yanchen had found three peculiar symbols. The three symbols were carved on the edge of a sacred stone, and without careful inspection, it was difficult to spot them.
Zhang Ruochen approached and identified the three symbols, saying, "These three symbols superimposed together form a space coordinate, likely representing the location of another space teleportation formation. If we activate the formation, it could teleport us there."
"What place does that space coordinate represent?" Huang Yanchen asked.
Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head, saying, "It could be the Kunlun Realm, or it could be somewhere in another star domain of the universe."
If the World Spirit were not about to emerge, Zhang Ruochen would really have wanted to activate the formation immediately and go to the location indicated by the space coordinate.
A space teleportation formation could not have appeared for no reason deep beneath the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm. It was too strange, and Zhang Ruochen very much wanted to find out the reason behind it.
"I want to take this space teleportation formation away. It might come in handy someday."
Zhang Ruochen took out the Cosmic Divine Wood Map and separated the space teleportation formation, along with the surrounding stone layers, into the Scroll World.
Other cultivators would never be able to take away a space teleportation formation.
For Zhang Ruochen, however, it was not a difficult task.
Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yanchen did not immediately return to the surface. They remained in the empty underground space, and for a moment, they fell into silence, both seemingly lost in thought.
After a long while, Zhang Ruochen said, "It's very quiet here. Since the World Spirit hasn't emerged yet, we can take this opportunity to continue refining the medicinal energy of the sacred pill and consolidate our cultivation realm... Senior Sister, what are you..."
Huang Yanchen extended her hands, reaching out a pair of slender jade-like arms, appearing exceptionally gentle, and embraced Zhang Ruochen. She rested her delicate, snow-white face against Zhang Ruochen's chest and said softly, "Chen Ge, aside from cultivation, is there no other topic between us?"
Zhang Ruochen gazed forward, feeling the warmth on his chest, his eyes growing somewhat dazed.
Huang Yanchen closed her eyes, her two rows of fine eyelashes slightly upturned, forming a beautiful arc. She said in a low voice, "Do you think I am too harsh, completely disregarding sisterly affection, and that's why I forced Xingling away? Are you blaming me?"
Zhang Ruochen remained silent, merely extending a hand to place it on Huang Yanchen's shoulder, gently holding her.
Huang Yanchen sobbed softly, her delicate body trembling slightly, and said, "Actually, I didn't want to treat her that way either. I really wanted to continue being sisters with her. I know it's not easy for her to see you, and she must be suffering the pain of longing. But when I saw her kissing you, I really felt jealous and bitter. I couldn't control my emotions at all. I just wished she would stay far away from you—the farther, the better."
"En." Zhang Ruochen nodded gently, his emotions quite complicated.
"I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have said these things to you."
Huang Yanchen immediately wiped away the teardrops at the corners of her eyes, forcing a smile, and said, "Actually, if you really like Xingling, I can accept her too. We can still get along well. Really, I won't make things difficult for you. I know she has sacrificed a lot for you and truly loves you. If you were to let her down, wouldn't that also be hurting her?"
"Perhaps the one who is truly wrong should be me."
Zhang Ruochen stared into Huang Yanchen's eyes and let out a long sigh.
Zhang Ruochen had to admit that he truly could not handle matters of the heart well. He simply could not harden his heart to hurt a woman who was wholeheartedly devoted to him.
Such indecisiveness only ended up hurting more people.
"It's really quiet here... Are we only going to cultivate here?"
Huang Yanchen gently bit her red lips, revealing a shy expression like a little woman, with a touching look in her eyes.
One had to admit, when an icy beauty, with apricot-like eyes, rippling gaze, and a shy demeanor like a little woman, appeared before a man, it was indeed a tremendous stimulation.
Unconsciously, the masculine energy within Zhang Ruochen's abdomen surged forth, as if a flame were burning inside him. So, he pressed Huang Yanchen against a stone wall and kissed her passionately.
Zhang Ruochen's hands followed the momentum and reached into Huang Yanchen's robe, gently caressing, engaging in the most primal of behaviors.
They were like dry firewood and blazing flames—igniting at the slightest touch.
"Zhang Ruochen, nine-colored radiant light is surging out from the royal capital. The World Spirit should be emerging soon."
Xiao Hei transmitted a sound wave into Zhang Ruochen's ears.
Zhang Ruochen was quite frustrated. The World Spirit could not have chosen a worse time to emerge. Why did it have to appear at such a critical moment?
Right now, Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yanchen's desires had both been stirred up. Their limbs were entangled, their passion burning like fire. Had it not even begun, only to end now?
It was only the emergence of nine-colored radiant light. There should still be some time before the World Spirit actually appeared.
Zhang Ruochen ignored the matters on the surface and untied Huang Yanchen's waist sash. Instantly, her robes spread open, revealing a curvaceous, beautiful body. Large patches of snow-white skin were exposed, half-concealed and half-revealed.
"Princess, have you encountered any danger? The World Spirit is about to emerge. Why haven't you... ah..."
Qing Mo transformed into a green shadow, passing through the crevice in the stratum and flying down rapidly from above. She happened to see Zhang Ruochen's hand pressed against the round, high, and prominent position on Huang Yanchen's chest.
Seeing this scene, Qing Mo screamed, quite frightened. Her youthful, green face turned pale, as if she had witnessed the most unbelievable thing in the world. Her eyes were... completely fixed.
Even though Qing Mo knew that Huang Yanchen and Zhang Ruochen were husband and wife, the fact that they were doing something like this still far exceeded her imagination.
Zhang Ruochen sighed, feeling quite helpless.
Since Qing Mo had already barged in, it seemed they truly could not continue. Zhang Ruochen tried to maintain his composure, withdrew his hand, closed Huang Yanchen's robe and long skirt, and retied her waist sash.
However, the masculine energy within Zhang Ruochen's body, which was ten thousand times stronger than that of an ordinary person, had already boiled over completely, causing his desires to swell continuously, even affecting his rationality. It was impossible to suppress it in a short time.